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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG501614

BREEZE BASIN SAND AND GRAVEL PIT, Craig, CO: NPDES COG501614 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BREEZE BASIN SAND AND GRAVEL PIT, held by Elam Construction Inc, holds NPDES permit COG501614, which discharges to Yampa River. EPA’s file records it issued July 11, 2016 and expiring December 31, 2017. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.

Identity

Facility as filedBREEZE BASIN SAND AND GRAVEL PIT
Permittee as filedElam Construction Inc
NPDES IDCOG501614
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJuly 11, 2016
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2017
AddressCraig, CO 81625
Receiving waterYampa River
SubwatershedBreeze Basin-Yampa River (HUC 140500011106)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.

Pollutant or measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Solids, total suspended2162September 30, 20163,567% over the limit
pH2140
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2140
Solids, total dissolved1140
Oil and grease170
Oil and grease visual170
Conductivity070
Flow, total070

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES COG501614.

Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.